Meanwhile, Snap is poised to capitalize, while other popular Chinese apps like RedNote may be newly scrutinized.

After a bipartisan bill to remove TikTok from app stores in the U.S. or force its sale passed last year, some officials in Washington now want to delay the ban from going into effect.

Timely research by Sociallyin called "The Top Social Media Platforms by Generation: Where to Find Your Target Market Online in 2025" reveals some In an increasingly

Unless TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app into new ownership, TikTok will be removed from Apple and Google app stores on Sunday, Jan. 19, reports CNN. The app will still be accessible on phones that have it previously downloaded, but it will not be able to update.

With a shutdown looming, some social media platforms have turned the charm up to woo a potential influx of new users.

Both influencers who spoke with WBZ make their primary income through content on TikTok. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a ban passed by Congress on the app. The government's justification for the ban is concerns for national security since it is owned by a Chinese company. The ban is set to start on Sunday.

Cory Wilkins, who’s gained a large following for his Charlotte food account @thadailyspecial, agrees that TikTok “has the best discoverability” — especially for content that is often very localized to where you are. But with the ban, he also thinks creators and consumers will pivot to TikTok’s biggest competitors for their social media fix.

Several social media apps have appearing high in app store chart rankings as a potential U.S. ban hangs over the heads of TikTok and its American users.

The Sacramento Kings hosted the Houston Rockets for the second game of TNT's double-header on Thursday. During halftime of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s blow out of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first game of the evening, TNT showed stars Alperen Sengun and De'Aaron Fox arriving for the late game.